Basics
A blood sugar less than 70 is called this.
What is hypoglycemia?
The organ in your body that makes insulin.
What is the pancreas?
This type of fat is found in dairy foods and meats.
What is saturated fat?
The goal for A1C.
What is less than 7%?
Oral medications that release sugar in the urine.
SGLT-2 Inhibitors
Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are a relatively new class of drugs recommended for persons with type 2 diabetes who have poorly controlled blood glucose and high HbA1c levels.
Jardiance, Farxiga, Invokana
Regular, Humalog, Novolog, Apidra.
What are types of short acting and rapid insulins?
The term for high glucose
What is hyperglycemia?
The type of diabetes when the pancreas makes no insulin.
What is type I?
Meats, fish, nuts, lentils, tofu, eggs are foods that have this macronutrient in them.
What is protein?
Goal for blood sugars 1-2 hours after a meal.
What is less than 180?
These diabetes pills tell my pancreas to make more insulin.
What are Sulfonylureas/biguanides?
Sulfonylureas are a group of medications used in the management of Type 2 diabetes. These drugs work by stimulating insulin release from the Beta cells of the pancreas, which helps lower blood glucose levels.
Biguanide: Metformin, Sulfonylurea: glipizide glimepiride.
Used lancets and syringes should be discarded here.
What is a sharps container?
This type of diabetes affects only pregnant women.
What is gestational diabetes?
The type of diabetes when the body is resistant to its own insulin.
What is type II?
Fruits, breads cereals, milk and potatoes are________
What are Carbohydrates?
Goal for blood glucose before meals.
What is 80-130?
NPH, Detemir, and Lantus.
What are types of long acting insulin?
1 serving of starch is equal to how many grams of carbohydrates?
What are 15 grams of carbohydrates?
The term for sugar in your bloodstream.
What is Glucose?
This hormone moves glucose from the blood into the cells.
What is insulin?
True or False:
Carbohydrates make your blood sugar levels lower.
What is false?
As a diabetic, I should get this shot every year.
What is the flu shot?
Injections that can lower glucose and weight.
What are GLP-1 RAs?
semaglutide (Ozempic) taken once per week, dulaglutide (Trulicity)extended release, liraglutide (Victoza) taken once per day.
A blood test that measures 3 months of blood glucose levels.
What is A1C?
On a sick day, I need to monitor my BG _____ often.
What is MORE?
Low blood sugar is dangerous because it deprives your brain of ______________.
What is glucose?
Oils, butter, margarine, mayonnaise are _______.
What are fats?
The number of minutes of activity a diabetic should strive for each day.
What is 30 minutes?
Continuous glucose monitors measure glucose not by blood but this way.
What is interstitial glucose?
Shaky, sweaty and hangry are signs of this.
What is hypoglycemia?